Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 01-07-2020
Title:
title
Consideration, discussion and possible approval of BACP 166, 811 W. New Orleans, 2.21 acres, Level 4 to Level 6, west of the southwest corner of New Orleans Street (101st Street) and Elm Place (161st E. Avenue)
End
Background:
BACP 166 is a request to change the Comprehensive Plan designation on a 2.21 - acre tract of land from Level 4 to Level 6. The property, which is located west of the southwest corner of New Orleans Street (101st Street) and Elm Place (161st E. Avenue), is presently zoned CG (Commercial General). The property has been platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Luby's.
Applicant is seeking the change in the Comprehensive Plan in an effort to modify the zoning on the property. The owner of the property wants to lease space to a tenant who desires to use a portion of the existing building for the processing of medical marijuana, as well as for commercial growing/cultivation of medical marijuana. The processing and growing of medical marijuana is only allowed in the IL (Industrial Light) and IH (Industrial Heavy) zoning districts. IL zoning is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan in Level 6 when done as part of a PUD (Planned Unit Development). As part of their request for a change in the Comprehensive Plan, a draft PUD has been submitted for informational purposes only. If BACP 166 is approved, applicant will be submitting a request to change the zoning on part of the property from CG to IL along with a formal PUD submittal.
The property was initially developed as a Luby's cafeteria restaurant. The restaurant closed approximately 20 years ago and remained vacant for several years thereafter. In approximately 2012, Freedom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. moved into the building. In 2015, the building was expanded with a two story addition onto the north side of the building. It is in the new building addition that a prospective tenant wants to lease space for the processing of medical mar...
Click here for full text